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Double Object Verbs Explained

The document discusses verbs in English that can be followed by both a direct and indirect object. It provides examples of verbs that take an indirect object with a prepositional phrase using "to", such as "give", "send", "bring", and "pay". It also lists verbs that take an indirect object with a prepositional phrase using "for", such as "bake", "find", "book", and "prepare". Finally, it gives more examples of sentences using verbs with two objects in both active and passive voice.

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Double Object Verbs Explained

The document discusses verbs in English that can be followed by both a direct and indirect object. It provides examples of verbs that take an indirect object with a prepositional phrase using "to", such as "give", "send", "bring", and "pay". It also lists verbs that take an indirect object with a prepositional phrase using "for", such as "bake", "find", "book", and "prepare". Finally, it gives more examples of sentences using verbs with two objects in both active and passive voice.

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There are some verbs in English that can be followed by a direct and an indirect object.

For Example:
Subject/verb/Indirect obj/Direct obj.
Tony gave me some flowers
My sister sent me a postcard.
I brought you a bottle of wine.
With many verbs the indirect object is used with a prepositional phrase with to and there
are some other common verbs that can be used with for.

Prepositional phrase with TO


Verbs

Examples

award

They awarded a gold medal to top 10 schools.

offer

They offered a management job to me.

send

I sent some money to you.

bring

Sam brought some flowers to you.

pass

Can you please pass the salt to me?

feed

My brother fed fish to our cat.

promise

My brother promised a laptop to me.

tell

You told the truth to me.

give

He gave a gift to me.

pay

They paid 50 dollars to the cashier.

write

He wrote a mail to me.

grant

They granted the password to me.

show

He showed his car to me.

teach

My teacher taught French to me.

mail

They mailed a letter to me.

sell

He sold a monitor to me.

present

I presented my assignment to the teacher.

lend

He lent his dictionary to me.

post

They posted a letter to you.

read

My mother read stories to me.

Prepositional phrase with For


Verbs

Examples

bake

They baked bread for me.

find

I found a pen for you.

pour

I poured a glass of water for you.

book

Sally booked a table for us.

get

Can you get a gift card for me?

prepare

My brother prepares the table for us.

build

My brother is building a sand-castle for the kids.

knit

My grandma knitted a sweater for me.

reserve

He reserved a room for us.

buy

They bought a house for themselves.

make

He made a cake for his wife.

sing

They sang a song for me.

cook

My sister cooked the dinner for me.

order

I ordered a glass of wine for you.

provide

They provided shelter for us.

do a favour

Can you do a favour for me?

More Examples on Verbs with Two Objects


I gave him some money yesterday.(Active)
I gave some money to him yesterday.(Active)
Some money was given to him yesterday.(Passive)
He was given some money yesterday. (Passive)
I will buy her a book tomorrow.
A book will be bought for her tomorrow.
She will be bought a book tomorrow.
The teacher gave her a warning.
A warning was given to her by a teacher.
She was given a warning by the teacher.
The nurse will tell you the decision.
The decision will be told to you by the nurse.
You will be told the decision by the nurse.
They are going to provide us with accommodation.
The accommodation is going to be provided for us.
We are going to be provided with accommodation.
My sister sent me a card.
A card was sent to me by a sister.
I was sent a card by my sister.
He sold the old man an alarm clock.
An alarm clock was sold to the old man.
The old man was sold an alarm clock.

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